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Final exam Flashcards

1
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Art

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anything made by a human being that is original to the artist and creates aesthetic pleasure

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2
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Aesthetic pleasure

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an emotional/ physical reaction

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3
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What three things does all art us to communicate to us?

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sensation, representation, structure

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4
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Three basic elements of dance

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rhythm, space, energy

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5
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Three categories of what dance tries to do

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narrative, interpretive, exploritaory

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6
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Primary creative artisit

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screenwriter, composer

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7
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interpretive artist

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all the people who take someone elses work and make it happen

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8
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What does folk dance reflect about its country of origin

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culture

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9
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ballet

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defies gravity and the real world

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10
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modern dance

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gives gravity to the dancer, floor is part of the cheorography

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11
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tap

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emphasizes feet and their sound, combined of african rhythms and irish clog

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12
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ballroom

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social dancing, apart of musical theater production

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13
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two different categories of international ballroom competition

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ballroom, latin

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14
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Alvin Ailey

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choreographer of revelations

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15
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Isadora Duncan

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founding mother of modern dance, self taught, showed the body, danced without scenery

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16
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Twyla Tharp

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Sinatra suite, short pieces built upon a common theme

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17
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Bill Robinson

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Dance up and down stairs, clarity of steps

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18
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Nicholas Brothers

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Best known flash dancers, no hand splits, dance grows in complexity with pairs

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19
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Elements of music

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rhythm, melody, harmony, tone of color, form

20
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Elements of theater

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plot, characters, theme, diction, music, spectacle

21
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periods of symphonic music

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baroque (1600-1750) classical (1750-1825) romantic (1825-1900) modern (1900- present)

22
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Four sections of an orchestra

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strings (75) woodwinds (10-12) brass (10-12) percussion (1-4)

23
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What is america’s folk music

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jazz

24
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Marches

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no syncopation, small range

25
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Ragtime

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syncopation, large range

26
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What makes jazz music unique

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like a conversation, unique

27
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Where and how did jazz develop

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1890 in new orleans not segregated by class or race

28
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Where and how did theater develop

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Greek god asked people to perform for him

29
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What does it take to make a great actor

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character simulation and embodiment, virtuosity and magic

30
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Representational theater

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accurate representation of time period/ events

31
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Presentational theater

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characters stop and talk to the audience

32
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elements of design

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color, line, mass and texture

33
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Landmark musicals

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oklahoma and west side story

34
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5 types of numbers in musicals

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ballad, charm, hope, comic, soliloquy

35
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Three places in the musical where the most important numbers need to go

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end of act 1, 11 special, last number

36
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What does foil do to make us forget the performers are not live

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continuous movement, music will hold off in suspense

37
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medium shot

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show relationships of characters

38
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close up

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show emotions

39
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long shot

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setting or location

40
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what is the purpose of the opening three minuets

A

put us in the right emotional direction

41
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What does AFI stand for and what do they do

A

american film institute, rank movies

42
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What are the five main steps in making a movie

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script, filming, special effects, editing, music

43
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What sense did radio use

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aural

44
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What are the ways radio made audiences imagine

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as we listen we create images in our minds

45
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landmark TV series and mini series

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MASH and Roots

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